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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Election Panel Study, 1997-2001

Variable Details

Variablevtcod299
LabelWhy not vote EU elect'n<2><multicode>U41
Responses
-8 Not asked wave 4 1045
-3 Skp,no further reason 1369
1 Deliberately abstained 6
2 Work prevented me 7
3 Sickness prevented me 4
4 Away on election day 4
5 Other commitments/no time 26
6 Couldn t be bothered/ not interested 93
7 Couldn t decide between the parties or c 23
8 Vote wouldn t have affected who won 8
9 Religious reasons for not voting 0
10 Respondent had moved 3
11 Polling card/ polling station problem 6
12 Never vote 3
13 Don t approve of the European Union/ Don 25
14 The electoral system was too complicated 19
97 Other answer 20
98 Don't know 0
99 Not answered 3
-1 Skp, voted 951
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Election Panel Study, 1997-2001
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